Protect the public potable water supply of the Town
of Rotterdam from the possibility of contamination by isolating within
its customer's internal distribution system or its customer's private
water system such contaminations or pollutants which could backflow
into the public water supply system.

A physical break between a supply pipe and a receiving vessel.
The air gap shall be at least double the diameter of the supply pipe,
measured vertically above the top rim of the vessel, and in no case
less than one inch.

A check valve that seats readily and completely. It must
be carefully machined to have free-moving parts and assured watertightness.
The face of the closure element and valve seat must be bronze, composition
or other noncorrodible material which will seat tightly under all
prevailing conditions of field use. Pins and bushings shall be bronze
or other noncorrodible, nonsticking material, machined for easy, dependable
operation. The closure element (e.g., clapper) shall be internally
weighted to otherwise internally equipped to promote rapid and positive
closure in all sizes where this feature is obtainable.

An assembly of at least two independently acting approved
check valves, including tightly closing shutoff valves on each side
of the check-valve assembly and suitable test cocks plus connections
available for testing the watertightness of each check valve.

A device incorporating two or more check valves and an automatically
operating differential relief valve located between the two checks,
two shutoff valves and equipped with necessary appurtenances for testing.
The device shall operate to maintain the pressure in the zone between
the two check valves, less than the pressure on the public
water supply side of the device. At cessation of normal flow the pressure
between the check valves shall be less than the supply pressure. In
case of leakage to either valve, the differential relief valve shall
operate to maintain this reduced pressure by discharging to the atmosphere.
To be approved, these devices must be readily accessible for maintenance
and testing and installed in a location where no part of the device
will be submerged.

Any water supply approved by, or under the public health
supervision of, a public health agency of the State of New York, City
of Schenectady or the Town of Rotterdam. In determining what constitutes
an approved water supply, the Department of Public Health of the State
of New York (herein called "State Health Department") shall have the
final judgment as to its safety and potability.

Any unprotected connection between any part of the Town waterworks
system used or intended to supply water for drinking purposes and
any source or system containing water or substance that is not or
cannot be approved as safe, wholesome and potable for human consumption.

Any natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership,
trust or association or persons, joint venture, corporation or company,
and includes the United States, the State of New York, the County
of Schenectady, any special purpose district and any officer or agent
thereof.

Integrated land area, including improvements thereon, undivided
by public thoroughfares or water distribution mains of the Town of
Rotterdam and where all parts of the premises are operated under the
same management and for the same purpose.

The terminal end of a service connection from the Town water
supply at its point of delivery to the consumer. If a meter is installed,
"service connection" means the downstream end of the meter. No unprotected
takeoffs from the service line ahead of any meter or backflow protective
device located at the point of delivery to the consumer shall be permitted.

Any substance (liquid, solid or gaseous), including raw sewage
and lethal substances, that, when introduced into the water supply
system, creates or may create a danger to the health and well-being
of the consumer.

Auxiliary water supply. Each service connection from
the Town water supply for furnishing water to premises having an auxiliary
water supply shall be protected against backflow of water from the
premises into the Town water supply. Where a single- or dual-family
residential customer served by a public water supply system has or
proposes to install an auxiliary water supply (i.e., well, cistern,
spring, etc.) the supplier of water shall protect the public water
supply system against backflow by requiring the customer to perform
one of the following:

Permanently disconnect the auxiliary water supply
from any direct connection to the public water supply system. An inspection
to determine compliance with this requirement shall be made by the
supplier of water, the local plumbing or building code enforcement
official, or their designee. The frequency of inspections shall be
at the initial time of disconnection and at periodic intervals thereafter
(i.e., every three to five years);

Toxic or hazardous substances. Should a facility be
rated hazardous, a reduced pressure zone device would be required
independent of a separate system handling the auxiliary water system.
We would also require a reduced pressure zone device if the facility
were rated nonhazardous and the auxiliary water system did not meet
the water quality requirements of the Sanitary Code.

Nonhazardous substances. At the service connection
to any premises on which a substance that would be objectionable (but
not necessarily hazardous to health) if introduced into the Town water
supply is handled in such a manner as to constitute a cross connection,
the Town water supply shall be protected by an approved double-check-valve
assembly.

Fire systems. At the service connection to any premises
in which a fire protection system is installed, the Town water supply
shall be protected based on the water source and arrangement of supplies
in accordance with the following classifications:

Direct connection from public water mains only;
no pumps, tanks or reservoirs; no physical connections from auxiliary
water supplies, no antifreeze or other additives of any kind; all
sprinkler drains discharging to atmosphere, dry wells or other safe
outlets.

Directly supplied from public mains similar
to Classes 1 and 2 and with an auxiliary water supply on or available
to the premises; or an auxiliary supply may be located within 1,700
feet of the pumper connection.

Directly supplied from public mains and interconnected
with auxiliary supplied, such as pumps taking suction from reservoirs
exposed to contamination, or rivers and ponds; driven wells; mills
or other industrial water systems; or when antifreeze or other industrial
water systems; or where antifreeze or other additives are used.

Where a single- or dual-family residential customer
served by the public water supply system has or proposes to install
a lawn sprinkler or irrigation system, the minimum required backflow
protection to prevent backsiphonage shall be a vacuum breaker that
shall be located, specified, installed, maintained and accessible
for inspection in accordance with Sections 902.2(d)(2) and 902.3(a),
(b)(1), (c) and (d) of the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code
(UFP and BC), respectively, in a manner acceptable to the supplier
of water and/or the local plumbing or building code enforcement official.

Install an approved RPZ device on those systems
where provisions are made for chemical injection.

NOTE: The supplier of water may allow protective devices to be installed in the internal supply pipes to a lawn sprinkler or irrigation system, provided that there are no other hazards associated with a residential user as described in the categories "auxiliary water supplies" and "miscellaneous residential water uses" of this document. Containment at the service connection with an approved DCVA or RPZ shall be required in any other case. For options in Subsection E(2)(a) or (b) above, the device shall be tested in accordance with Section 5-1.31(a)(3) of the State Sanitary Code and maintained in a manner and frequency acceptable to the supplier of water and/or the state or local Health Department.

All portions of the water distribution system serving
the swimming pool and auxiliary facilities shall be protected against
backflow and back-siphonage. Water introduced into the pool, either
directly or to the recirculation system, shall be supplied through
an air gap or by another method which will prevent backflow and back-siphonage.

Consumer responsibility. It shall be the responsibility
of each consumer at his own expense to furnish, install and keep in
good working order and safe condition any and all protective devices
required in this section. The Town shall not be responsible for any
loss or damage directly or indirectly resulting from or caused by
the improper or negligent installation, operation, use, repair or
maintenance of or interfering with any protective device by any consumer
or any other person.

Conflicts. Whenever two or more conditions exist on
any premises for the correction of which different protective devices
are required in this chapter, the consumer shall be required only
to install the protective device which, in the opinion of the Engineer
and County Health Officer, affords the maximum protection to the Town
water supply.

The consumer on whose premises any protective
device is installed shall have each such device inspected annually
by an appropriately certified inspector. If successive inspections
disclose repeated failures in the operation of any device, the Public
Works Coordinator may require more frequent inspections. Each device
shall be repaired, overhauled or replaced at the expense of the consumer
whenever it is found to be defective. Records of such tests, repairs
and overhauls shall be kept and a copy of such records forwarded to
the Public Works Coordinator and the Schenectady County Health Department
on an annual basis. The Public Works Coordinator shall have the duty
of determining that the inspections required herein are performed
properly. If following demand, therefore, the consumer fails to have
any of the inspections made as required herein or to make the above-described
records available, the Public Works Coordinator shall have the right
to inspect the device and the consumer to pay the cost thereof.

Delivery of water to the premises of any consumer
may be discontinued by the Engineer if any protective device required
by this section has not been installed, inspected, tested and maintained
or is defective or has been removed or bypassed.

Delivery of water shall not be resumed until any protective
device required by this section and approved by the Engineer has been
properly installed or until conditions at the consumer's premises
causing the contamination or danger of contamination have been abated
or corrected to the satisfaction of the Engineer and County Health
Officer.

The date on or after which delivery of water
will be discontinued, and which shall not be less than 15 nor more
than 90 days following the date of delivery of mailing of the notice.
The Engineer may grant the consumer an extension of an additional
period not to exceed 90 days if he determines the consumer has exercised
due diligence but has been unable to comply with the notice within
the time originally allowed.

The notice shall be given by delivering the same to
the consumer, the manager or agent thereof, or to any person in charge
of or employed in the place of business of the consumer, or, if the
consumer has no place of business, then at the place of residence
of the consumer if known or by leaving the notice at either the place
of business or the residence of the consumer. If the consumer cannot
be found, service of the notice shall be mailed, postage fully prepaid,
addressed to the consumer at the place of business or residence set
forth in the application of the consumer for water service in the
records of the town.

Once discontinued, delivery of water shall not be
resumed until any protection device required by this chapter and approved
by the Engineer has been properly installed or until the conditions
at the consumer's premises creating the need for a protective device
have been abated or corrected to the satisfaction of the Engineer.

For the purpose of making any inspections or discharging
the duties imposed by this chapter, the Engineer shall have the right
to enter upon the premises of any consumer. Each consumer, as a condition
of the continued delivery to his premises of water from the Town water
supply, shall be considered as having stated his consent to the entry
upon his premises of the Engineer for the purposes stated herein.

All presently installed prevention devices which do not meet the requirements of this section but were approved devices for the purposes described herein at the time of installation and which have been properly maintained shall, except for the inspection and maintenance requirements under § 267-5, be excluded from the requirements of these rules so long as the Engineer is assured that they will satisfactorily protect the town's water supply. Whenever the existing device is moved from the present location or requires more than minimum maintenance which constitutes a hazard to health, the unit shall be replaced by a backflow prevention device meeting the requirements of this section.

Violations. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation to construct, alter, repair, move, remove, demolish,
equip, use, occupy or maintain any premises in violation of any provision
of this chapter or to fail in any manner to comply with a notice,
directive or order of the Town Engineer, Chief Operator of Water,
the Town Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer or the designee
of any one of them requiring compliance with this chapter.

Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation who shall
violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation
made pursuant thereto shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished
by a fine of no less than $500 nor more than $1,000 or imprisonment
for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both, for conviction of a first
offense; for conviction of a second offense, both of which were committed
within a period of five years, punishable by a fine not less than
$1,000 nor more than $1,500 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed
15 days, or both; and upon conviction for a third or subsequent offense,
all of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable
by a fine not less than $1,500 nor more than $2,000 or imprisonment
for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both. Each day of continued
violation shall constitute a separate, additional offense.

Purpose. Rules, regulations and rates adopted and prescribed by the
Town Board of the Town of Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New York,
in accordance with § 198 of the Town Law shall apply to
the territory of the Town of Rotterdam known and designated as "Water
District of the Town of Rotterdam, New York."

Applicability. The rules and regulations herein contained shall apply
to every person or user supplied with water by the Department of Public
Works, and each such person or user must agree to comply with said
rules and regulations as set forth herein, and the same shall constitute
a part of the contract, express or implied, between such person or
user and the Department of Public Works.

Applications for permits to connect service or supply pipes with
either the Water District mains or curb connections must be made in
writing at the office of the Department of Public Works by the owner
of the premises or his agent on blank forms prepared for that purpose.
The application shall specify the particular uses for which water
is required. The owner or agent must furnish the Department of Public
Works the correct street and lot number as taken from the deed.

Permits will be issued by the Department of Public Works and shall
expire 30 days from date of issuance. All work done under the permit
shall be performed by the owner or his agent. No work shall be covered
up unless same is first inspected by the Department of Public Works.
No work will be inspected until a request by the owner or his agent
is made in writing to the Department of Public Works and a request
for inspection is given at least 24 hours in advance. All defective
work or work done not in accordance with the rules contained herein,
the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and the
Plumbing Code[1] of the Town of Rotterdam will not be approved and shall
be redone, modified or reinstalled in accordance with the directions
of the Department of Public Works. Failure to comply by the owner
or his agent with the directions of the Department of Public Works
to correct any defects in work or to carry out any directions of the
Department of Public Works in connection with said work as prescribed
herein shall constitute good and sufficient reason for revocation
of the permit.

No plumbing or plumbing fixtures shall be installed in any house,
building, or structure thereafter to be erected or remodeled unless
and until plans for installation thereof shall be first filed and
approved by the Department of Public Works and a permit therefor is
obtained.

No extension or alteration of service pipes, whether involving new
uses of water or not, shall be made without the permission of the
Department of Public Works, and for any extension involving new uses
of water, an application shall be filed with and approved by the Water
Commissioner before such extension is made.

Discontinuance of fixtures. Application must be made for a permit
and such permit granted for any desired change in or discontinuance
of the use of any fixture on any water service before any such change
or discontinuance is made. The charge for the use of water from the
fixtures will continue unchanged until the person making such change
or discontinuance has notified the office of the Department of Public
Works and certified that the change or discontinuance has been made.

Agent or owner. The agent designated and employed by the owner of
the premises will be considered the agent of such owner while employed
in the execution of the work of introducing water into said premises,
and in no case shall the agent of the Department of Public Works or
the Town of Rotterdam be responsible for the acts of such agent.

Permit required; excavations. No persons, except the properly authorized
employees of the Department of Public Works will be permitted to tap
or make any connections with street mains or distributing pipes of
the Water District. No person shall make any attachment to or connection
with the pipes, or make any additions to or alterations of any tap,
pipe, cock or other fixture connected with the pipes supplying water
to consumers, unless a permit is first obtained. After inspection
of excavations, all excavations on the premises shall be backfilled
and shall not be disturbed or uncovered without written permission
of the Department of Public Works.

Notice for installation of laterals. After receiving a permit for
the installation of any water service, the applicant requesting the
work shall notify the Department of Public Works 48 hours in advance
of his or her desire to have the lateral installed and shall definitely
designate the name of the street and the house or lot number where
the lateral is to be installed and the name of the owner or applicant.

Large cut-in connections. If a larger connection than a 1 1/2
inch-tap is required, a cast-iron pipe service not less than two inches
in diameter shall be installed by employees of the Department of Public
Works only from the main to the property line of the premises, connections
with the street main to be made with patented or standard fittings,
all material to be furnished by the Department of Public Works. All
such services shall have a gate valve placed in the service pipe near
the street main, which gate shall be controlled exclusively by the
Department of Public Works. The owner shall be billed for this work
at the actual cost of labor, material and pavement out to the Department
of Public Works, which amount must be paid to the Receiver of Taxes.
No estimate of the cost of installation of any connection, under these
rules, shall be binding upon the Department of Public Works or the
Town of Rotterdam. Upon failure to pay said charge, the cost of the
work performed shall be assessed against said premises and collected
as a water charge levied against said premises, in addition to any
other remedies provided herein.

Service pipes and fittings. Existing services installed by the Department
of Public Works to the property line are to be connected to by the
property owner when he makes application for a service to said property.
Any changes in the location of the services shall be done at the owner's
expense.

Installation. The Department of Public Works shall require an inspection
to be made by an inspector from the Department of Public Works of
each service pipe and trench before any backfilling is done and may
refuse to turn on water where backfilling is done before said inspection
is made or where the work does not fulfill the requirements of these
rules and regulations in every particular.

Service pipes maintained. The owner of property into which water
is introduced by a service pipe will be required to maintain in perfect
order, at his own cost and expense, the said service pipe from and
including the curb stop to his own premises, including all fixtures
therein provided for delivering or supplying water for any purpose,
and the curb box must be kept in view and the top thereof even with
the sidewalk or street grade at all times, and in a serviceable condition.
In case such service and fixtures are not kept in repair, the water
may be shut off from the premises until the requirements of this rule
are complied with, or the Department of Public Works may make the
necessary repairs to conform to this rule and charge the cost thereof
to the owner of the property at which this rule is violated and collect
such cost from the owner of such property and shut off the water from
such property until such charges are paid.

Defective services. In all premises where water from Water District
mains is now supplied by a system of pipes and fixtures for water
service, and where the service pipes and fixtures are not of the standard
or pattern prescribed in the rules and regulations of the Department
of Public Works, or where such fixtures and devices for the prevention
of damage to the service or of waste of water, as are prescribed in
said rules and regulations, are lacking from said system, the owners
of said premises shall, at any time when so required by order of the
Department of Public Works, make such changes in and additions to
said system or fixtures for said water service as shall be necessary
in order to comply with such rules and regulations, and at their own
cost and expense. In case of failure to comply with this rule at any
premises, the water may be shut off from such premises until this
rule is complied with.

Discontinuance of service. No deduction shall be made from any bill
for water for the discontinuance of the water supply to any premises,
unless the owner of such premises shall have given notice to the Department
of Public Works, in writing, when and where the water is no longer
required and have requested same turned off at the curb stop by the
Department of Public Works. All consumers will be charged for the
use of water until notice as above is given.

Responsibility for excavations. In the opening of a trench for
the introduction of any water service pipe under authority of a permit
from the Department of Public Works, the owner and agent will each
be held responsible for the trench opened by them. Whenever any trench
is opened for making a connection with or laying any water pipe, public
safety and convenience shall be duly regarded and conserved by the
construction of such bridges across open trenches as may be required
to properly insure safety to the public. Red signal lights, barricades,
railings and all other necessary means of protection against accident
shall be provided by the agent or owner.

Inspectors may enter premises. Employees of the Department of
Public Works, upon presentation of proper identification, may enter
and must be permitted to enter upon any premises in the Water District
where water is being supplied or upon any premises when application
is made for a permit to connect plumbing with the water pipes for
the purpose of inspecting the plumbing and fixtures of the water service,
and all work in connection with such service.

Water may be shut off by the Department of Public Works from any
service or main for the purpose of making or constructing new work,
or making repairs in the water system, or of enforcement of payment
of moneys or charges due the Department of Public Works for water
supply and for other matters in accordance with these rules and regulations.
In the case of making or constructing new work or in making repairs,
the right is reserved to shut off the water from any consumer without
notice for as long a period as may be necessary.

When the water supply has been shut off for a failure to comply with these rules and regulations, it shall not again be turned on except by the Department of Public Works until compliance is made with these rules and regulations in the matter and payment made, by the owner of the premises concerned, to the Receiver of Taxes, of all expenses incurred by the said bureau in so shutting off such water supply. Notice regrading water shutoff shall conform with § 267-6, Noncompliance; service to be discontinued; notice; service.

Change of pressure. The Town of Rotterdam or the Department of Public
Works shall not be liable for any damage or loss of any kind, to property
or persons, which may arise from any or be caused by any change in
or increase of water pressure from any cause whatsoever.

No person will be allowed to sprinkle premises opposite or adjoining
his own nor use the water from the said hose attachment or through
said hose for any purpose not authorized by the terms agreed upon
with the Department of Public Works.

Supply to neighboring premises. No person shall supply water in any
manner or through any fixtures or devices whatever to the occupants
of neighboring premises of any description except by special written
permit from the Department of Public Works.

Water will be furnished to builders or contractors as such for
construction purposes only, upon application to the Department of
Public Works for, and receiving, a permit therefor in writing. Said
application shall state in detail the uses for which water is desired,
the name of the owner of the property and the street number, the section,
block and lot on which water is to be used.

Waste of water. Water must not be allowed to run to prevent freezing
in the service pipes or their attachments or for the purpose of flushing
soil pipes or sewers or for any other purposes on the premises than
those paid for or indicated in the application for the same and which
are allowed by these rules and regulations. Faucets must be kept properly
packed and all other fixtures in repair, so as to prevent leaks.

All commercial users shall have water meters. The Department of Public
Works reserves the right to order a meter to be placed on any service
or to take out a meter and place the consumer on a flat rate whenever
in the opinion of the Department of Public Works it is for the best
interests of Water District so to do. All water passing through a
meter will be charged for, whether used or wasted.

Service in good condition. No meter shall be installed by the Department
of Public Works unless the service, service fixtures and plumbing
adjacent to the proposed location of the meter are in a good and serviceable
condition. The curb box must be readily accessible, the curb cock,
stop and waste cock in good working order and any rusty or unsafe
pipes next to the proposed location of the meter replaced. The owner,
as shown on the latest assessment roll of the Water District, of the
premises in which meter is to be installed shall be notified in writing
by mail addressed to him at such premises of any required repairs
under this rule, and if repairs are not made within 10 days.

Check valves, test tees and bypasses. All meters installed by the
Department of Public Works shall have check valves placed next to
outlets to prevent hot water from backing through the meter. All services
that are metered and require check valves to prevent hot water from
backing through the meter shall be supplied, connected and fitted
with such check valves up to and including meters of 1 1/2 inches
in size by the Department of Public Works. Services requiring a meter
over 1 1/2 inches in size and furnished by the property owner
may be installed by the Department of Public Works, but if check valves
are required, same are to be installed by the property owner. All
sizes above 3/5 inch shall have a test tee next to the outlet of meter
and the full size of same, then the check and another valve so that
meter can be tested at any time in place. If the owner of premises
so desires, meters two inches or larger in size may be installed with
bypasses so that meters may be removed for testing or repairs made
without hindering the supply of water. The expense of such bypasses
and additional work shall be borne by the owner. All such bypasses
shall be locked and sealed and under the exclusive control of the
Department of Public Works.

Testing. Persons making complaints as to the correctness of meter
bills and claiming to be overcharged can, by applying at the Department
of Public Works within 10 days after meter bills have become due,
have the meter examined and the dial reread. The Department of Public
Works is authorized to correct any charge due to a fault in the meter
or to incorrect reading of the dial but shall have no power to reduce
meter bills for any other reason whatsoever.

Schedule bills. All bills for water furnished at schedule rates will
be payable annually in advance at the office of the Receiver of Taxes
on the 15th day of January in each year. For an intermediate period
or for a new or additional service, the bill must be paid before the
water is turned on.

Special bills. All special bills and charges for services rendered,
material sold or expenses incurred by the Department of Public Works
in connection with the enforcement of these rules and regulations
must be paid at the office of the Receiver of Taxes within 30 days
after the bill is rendered. The supply of water may be shut off from
the premises with reference to which such charges become due in default
of payment of such bills or charges and until bills and charges are
paid.

Default in payment of meter bills. In the case of default of
payment for the period of 30 days of a meter bill after the same is
due, the Department of Public Works may shut off the water supply
at the premises to which such bill relates until such bill is paid.

Delinquent water rentals. All delinquent water rents except
meter bills which shall remain unpaid at the expiration of 30 days
from due date thereof shall carry penalties and interest charges as
provided by law.

Nonpayment. Wherever the owner of any premises which are supplied
with water shall be charged for water supplied, services rendered,
material furnished or expense incurred by the Department of Public
Works pursuant to these rules and regulations, and said charges are
not paid and the water shall be turned off on account of such nonpayment,
no application for water services for such premises need be granted
by the Department of Public Works (notwithstanding the said premises
may have changed ownership) until such charges shall have been paid
in full to the Receiver of Taxes. Further, if water service is not
turned off on account of such nonpayment, any such unpaid bills will
become a lien against the property and will be added to the Town's
assessment rolls for collection.

Discontinuance of use of water. Any consumer desiring to discontinue
the use of water must notify the Department of Public Works, and an
employee of the Department of Public Works will shut the water off
at the curb. No rebate will be made for any period of discontinuance
of such use less than six months from the time of turning off the
water by the Department of Public Works. The fact that different portions
of premises can be shut off inside of the same buildings will not
entitle the owner to rebate.

Failure to make repairs. No rebate for any water bill will be made
in cases where the charges result from the failure on the part of
the owner or consumer to promptly repair any broken, frozen or defective
fixtures or service.

All street hydrants are under control of the Department of Public
Works. No person shall use a wrench for opening hydrants except a
wrench furnished by the Department of Public Works for the purpose.
No person except an authorized agent or employee of the Department
of Public Works, or of the Fire Department, or a person holding a
written permit signed by the Coordinator of the Department of Public
Works, shall disturb any hydrant or any part thereof, or take any
water therefrom under any circumstances whatever; any person found
guilty of violating any provision of this rule shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and in addition thereto he shall pay to the Water District
a penalty in the amount of any damage done to said hydrant and the
cost of restoring same to its proper condition.

Obstructions. Any person placing any obstructions that would prevent free access to any fire hydrant shall be guilty of obstruction, and such violation shall be punishable pursuant to the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law or § 247-8, Enforcement; penalties for offenses.

Operated by employees of Department of Public Works only. No person
except an employee of the Department of Public Works shall open, close
or in any way interfere with any valve or gate in any water main,
conduit or street pipe. Any person who has disturbed or displaced
a valve box so that the valve stem cannot be reached by a key, or
has covered a valve box or a valve chamber with dirt, paving plank
or other material, shall immediately replace the valve box and remove
the obstruction. Any person violating this section shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor.

The prescribed rate as hereinafter set forth for the consumption
of water by users other than private consumers and applicable to metered
premises where owners or occupants in the course of their occupation
or in the conduct of their business use and consume large quantities
of water.

All commercial users, as defined in this section, are hereby
required at their own cost and expense and under the supervision of
the Department of Public Works to install on the premises a water
meter, which meter shall be the property of Water District and not
of the consumer, and may be removed by any authorized employee of
Water District for repairs and/or Department of Public Works of supply
of water to the premises.

Collection. Water rents will be collected January 15 of each
year. Rates are subject to change without notice. Delinquent water
rents shall be levied and collected as prescribed by Section 198 of
the Town Law.

Should the Department of Public Works determine that water conservation
is needed for the health, safety and welfare of the Town, the Town
Supervisor may declare the need for water conservation and impose
water restrictions, including but not limited to the restriction of
water use outside the residence or commercial property.